Soap-holding attachment for brushes.



G. G. BBGKWITH.

SOAP HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR BRUSHES.

APPLICATION TILED DEG.26,1912.

1,072,077, Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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GEORGE C. BECKWITH, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

SOAPJ'IOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR BRUSHES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 75, it? t 2;.

Application filed. December 26, 1912. Serial No. 788,570.

To all whom it may concern Be it kncwn that 1, (isomer: (1. lhct'mvrru, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of llcnnepin and State of hlinnesota, have invented cer tain new and useful lmprovemenls in Soap ll olding i ..l.taclnnents for Brushes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My ii'ivention has for its object to provide an improved soap holding attachment for brushes, and to such ends, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combii'iations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

This lll'lPl'OVGt'l soap holding attachment may be applied generally to brushes, but will be found especially desirable in connection with bath brushes and scrubbing brushes. It is arranged to hold a bar of soap sm'rounded by the bristles of the brush and with the outer surface of the soap approximately flush with the plane of the outer ends of the bristles. In this way, there is afforded a continuous and even supply of sea p in the scrubbing action.

The invention, in its preferred form, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1. a plan view showing the brush of the so-called bath brush type having my in'iproved soap holding attachment applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line {U2 m on Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in vertical section showing a portion of a metallic cover or casing of the brush body; and Fig. 1- is a perspective view with some parts sectioned, showing a bar of soap and a novel device for detaclmbly holding the same to a movable spring-pressed follower which constitutes the soap holder proper.

The numeral 1 indicates the body, the numeral 2 the bristles, and the numeral 3 the sheet metal detachable casing or cover for the body 1, which parts, except as hereinafter described, are of the usual construction.

For the application of my improved soap holding attachment, the body 1 is provided with a large central recess 4t which removes the central bristles and leaves a space for a bar of soap 7 a. disk-like follower 5 and a coiled spring (3. The upper end of the spring (3 is attached to the back of the body 1 and the lower end of said spring is attached to the follower 5 and 'ieldingly prrsses the said follower 5 downward or out Yard. The follower 5 is formed with a peripheral groove that receives the internal rib of a rubber or elastic clamping ring 7.

The bars of soap which will be used with this attachment, are provided near their upper faces with peripheral channels ;1 that are adapted to be engaged by the inturn lower edge flange 7 of the elastic clamping ring 7. As shown, the said ring 7 is formed with upwardly extended lips 7" that all'ord linger pieces by means of which said clamping ring may be readily drawn onto or olf from the follower.

The spring (5, as imlicated, forces the bar of soap downward or outward. To adjustahly set the bar of soap for proper action, or to hold the same upward within the recess -.l: of the body 1, I provide an adjusting device which, as shown, is in the form of a cord 8 attached at its lower end to an eye 9 set centrally into the follower 5 and passed upward through a guide perloratilm in the hack of the body 1. The outer end of the cord 8 is passed into a recess 1 oil the body 1 and is attached to a knob or finger piece 10, the stem of which is mounted to slide in a slot .l'l formed in the casing ()ne edge of this slot 11 is formed with notches 1?). with any one of which the stem of said knob is adapted to be engaged, so as to thereby secure the follower and bar of soap in the desired adjustn'ient. The thin wall of the body 1, at the upper extremity of the recess l, and the casing 33 are formed with alined perforations '13 which permit the free escape of water from the said recess. \Vhcn the knob 10 is moved to the inner extremity of the slot 11, the follower will be feared outward by the spring (3 where it may be reached by the lingers and where the clann'iing band 7 may be removed therefrom or applied thereto. The said clamping band will preferably be applied to the bar of soap while removed from the follower and applied to the follower while the bar of soap is attached thereto.

()bviouslv, as the bar of soap wears away, the follower may be let out by adjustment of the knob '10. Also, when the brush is to be used in the usual way, the follower and the bar of soap may be drawn upward into the recess 4.

This device affords a simple and very eflicient means for giving the desired constant supply of soap on the brush that is being used, and as itsupplies the soap only as required, is not wasteful of the soap.

What I claim is:

1. A soap holder comprising a disk-like head and provided with an elastic clamping ring adapted to detachably hold a bar of soap thereto.

2. A soap holding device comprising a disk-like head having a peripheral groove and an elastic clampin ring provided with a bead engageable witi the groove of said head and having an inturned edge flange adapted to engage the peripheral groove of a bar of soap. 7

3. The combination with a body having a recess, of a follower alined with said recess, a spring in said recess, yieldingly pressing said follower outward, an elastic clamping ring applied to said follower and having an inturned flange engageable With the peripheral groove of a bar of soap, and a yielding connection between said body and follower limiting the outward movements of the latter.

4. The combination with a body having a casing detachably secured thereto, of a spring pressed follower arranged to hold a bar of soap, an adjusting cord attached to said follower and passed upward through said body, and a knob attached to the outer end of said cord and having adjustable interlocking engagement with said casing, substantially described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE C. BECKNITH. lVitnesses:

HARRY D. KILcoRn, F. D. MERCHANT.

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